Lavadoure, Oregon

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the South Umpqua census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97429. It stands on Lavadoure Creek. The Survey maps it on the Milo quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Lavadoure within Douglas County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

1904 USGS Riddle quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
1954 USGS Days Creek quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
1955 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
1957 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
1958 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
1986 USGS Milo quadrangle1:24000
1989 USGS Canyonville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
1998 USGS Milo quadrangle1:24000

Fires near this place

86 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Lavadoure (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 31,782 acres in total. 47 started naturally. 4 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Natural	47
Equipment and vehicle use	14
Debris and open burning	7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	7
Arson/incendiarism	4
Recreation and ceremony	3
Fireworks	1
Other causes	1
Power generation/transmission/distribution	1
Misuse of fire by a minor	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
9 September 2017	Natural	under an acre	Roseburg District	SHIVELY CREEK
23 September 1993	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Douglas Forest Protective Association	TILLER/TRAIL HIGHWAY
2 September 1992	Natural	under an acre	Douglas Forest Protective Association	SHIVLEY CREEK
2 September 1992	Natural	under an acre	Roseburg District	SHIVELY CR
2 September 1992	Natural	under an acre	Douglas Forest Protective Association	MILO #1
2 September 1992	Natural	under an acre	Roseburg District	CORN CRK
16 September 2001	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Douglas Forest Protective Association	WEAVER TERRACE
11 September 2010	Debris and open burning	3.5 acres	Douglas Forest Protective Association	DAYS BLAND

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Douglas County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Lavadoure (historical): 7 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Manganese, Chromium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Rowe Prospect	Mercury	Occurrence	1942
Unnamed Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Circle S Ranch	Manganese	Prospect
Miller	Gold	Occurrence
Miller Mine	Gold	Prospect
Rainy Day	Chromium	Past Producer	Chromite
Rainy Day Mine	Chromium	Past Producer
Sitting Duck	Manganese	Occurrence	Rhodonite
Days Creek Bar and Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Douglas County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Perdue (historical)	1.5 miles	17
Milo	2.9 miles	17
Days Creek	4.2 miles	16
Nugget (historical)	6.8 miles	16
Anchor (historical)	7.4 miles	16
Gazley	7.5 miles	16
Tiller	8.0 miles	21
Canyonville	9.6 miles	15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1132239. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.